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The Last of Us Part II

PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 • 2020

Should you play it?

What works

  • Deep, emotionally impactful story
  • High-quality visuals and sound design
  • Challenging and varied combat and stealth mechanics
  • Immersive, detailed post-apocalyptic world
  • Strong character development and relationships

Things to keep in mind

  • Story pacing issues and divisive narrative choices
  • Intense, exhausting emotional experience
  • Repetitive combat encounters
  • Limited player freedom in story progression
  • Lack of multiplayer or cooperative modes

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Last of Us™ Part II Remastered

  • BLACK SOULS II

  • Days Gone

  • Metro 2033 Redux

  • SIGNALIS

  • Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition

Less intimate

Games that feels like The Last of Us Part II but with less focus on close relationships

  • Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

  • Resident Evil Village

  • Wolfenstein: The New Order

  • Cronos: The New Dawn

  • Horizon Zero Dawn

  • The Evil Within

More fantastical

Games that feels like The Last of Us Part II but with more imaginative fiction

  • Alan Wake II

  • Cyberpunk 2077

  • Resident Evil Requiem

  • The Evil Within 2

  • The Sinking City 2

  • METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection Version

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

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The Last of Us Part II: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026